Missouri Laws 452.700 – Short title
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 452.700
- Custody: means joint legal custody, sole legal custody, joint physical custody or sole physical custody or any combination thereof. See Missouri Laws 452.375
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Sections 452.700 to 452.930 may be cited as the “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act”.